I was asked to provide you with the following information. If you have any other questions regarding CWD sampling in Texas, please do not hesitate to give me a call. My office number is below.

Below I have included a chart showing CWD samples that have been tested since the fall of 2002 through the present at the eco-region level. The second chart shows the totals on a given year. The unknown location samples come from private individuals sending in samples directly to the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab (TVMDL). Due to the confidentiality laws that the TVMDL operates under, they are unable to provide TPWD with the location of those samples.

RegionPopulation Estimate

Sampling from Fall 2002 to Present

Pineywoods

502,521

975

Gulf Prairie

90,664

441

Post Oak Savannah

291,119

1146

Black Land Prairies

54,505

153

Cross Timbers

441,031

1015

Edwards Plateau

1,608,390

1618

South Texas Plains

500,183

1253

Rolling Plains

231,358

352

High Plains

49,981

81

Trans Pecos

148,174

173

Unknown Location

1,896

Total

3,917,926

9,103

Samples Collected By

2002-03

2003-04

2004-Present

TPWD

1,722

2,955

2,540

Private (unknown location)

326

608

952

Total

2,048

3,563

3,492

Thank you,

Kevin Schwausch

Big Game Program Specialist

Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

PO Box 1394

Burnet, TX 78611

512-756-4476

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I would like to thank Kevin and TPWD for there prompt replywith updated data.

I am still concerned about the Texas, New Mexico border and New Mexico's apparent lack of CWD testing updates. Makes onewonder about there CWD testing program. NO report/reply backfrom New Mexico about there CWD testing update yet. ...